(Outside the Americana Casino, we find a man with dirty blond hair wearing a yellow racing jacket and jeans fighting off a swarm of zombies)

Man: You want some more of this?! I can take a hundred of you without breaking a sweat!

(He punches a pair of zombies and roundhouse kicks another, but once he did, another zombie grapples him. He tries to fight it off as the zombie attempts to bite him until a lightsaber sliced it in two)

Man: What the…?

(Once the zombie falls to pieces, the man sees Vanellope with her lightsaber. He then sees the rest of us, almost immediately recognizing Frank)

Man: Frank?

Frank: It's been a long time, Chuck.

Chuck: What are you doing here? And who are these people?

Rex: Questions can come later. Right now, we need to get to a safe place.

Chuck: There an emergency bunker in the Royal Flush Plaza. Follow me.

(As we follow Chuck to the bunker, fighting zombies along the way, you readers enjoy this new story.)

(Disclaimer: I do not own anything from Yu-Gi-Oh or its five franchises. Dedicated to the game's 20th anniversary)

Yu-Gi-Oh! Tournament of Legends

Chapter 1: Meeting the Competitors

In a stadium that is usually filled with screaming fans, a figure can be seen in the promoter's box, where the lights appear to be off, the only source of light coming from the full moon. He stares out to the four colored fields in contemplation. As he let out a sigh, he hears a knock at the door behind him.

"Enter." The figure allowed entry. The door opens and a female associate entered the dark room.

"Sir, the invitations have been distributed and the competitors you have chosen are on their way here." She reported.

"Excellent." The figure smiled. "This tournament is going to be the largest I've ever seen. It will include every hero, every supporter, every enemy; all from each of the timelines."

"Err… might I ask, sir, is why are you putting together this tournament from out of the blue?" The associate asked with concern.

"Why else? I want to see who among the duelists I've chosen deserves to be the best of the best." The figure, more than likely the tournament host, replied. "Set up the stage for tomorrow's opening ceremony."

"Yes, sir, right away." The associate bowed and left. The lone figure then turned to a screen displaying past duels throughout history. His delighted smile turned malicious.

"All of those duels and so much data." The figure said darkly as he pulled out a dark red pendant. "No matter who becomes the champion, I always get the prize." The pendant glows a sinister light and the figure's eyes, which are hidden in the shadows of the dark room glow as well.

The next morning, screams of cheering fans are heard all around the stadium. Colorful confetti showered down from all over as the competitors who were invited entered the stadium through the gate. It was after the last competitor entered the stadium that the host walked in and onto the stage. He appears to sport dark blue spiky hair, peach-colored skin and grey eyes. He's wearing a dark crimson suit over a grey shirt with a black necktie. He takes the microphone from the nearby stand and speaks up for everyone to hear.

"Welcome, duelists young and old to the first annual Duel Monsters Tournament of Legends!" The host announced with vigor. "We have a superb gathering of duelists from far and wide, ready to take their decks and duel until they can't duel anymore, but only one will take the grand prize of an astonishing $500,000 and the coveted title of the world's greatest duelist!" The announcement made every fan scream at their very loudest. "Now, here's how this tournament will be played out. All of the competitors will be put into four zones at random, as are the matchups for each zone. I will make a special announcement when we're down to our top four. And now, without further delay, here are the following matchups for the first round!" The card-shaped images on the holographic screen above shuffled themselves like a deck of cards and spread out evenly into groups of 32, each group with a separate color. The images revealed themselves; as did the matchups for each of the zones.

"Be sure to get to know your opponents as much as you can, because when that clock strikes noon, the real battle begins!" The host finished his announcement as the dueling fans screamed with delight with each of the duelists already getting to know their opponents in their respective zones, unaware that as the host walked away, his grey irises glowed red briefly before he walked out of view.

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(Chuck has led us to an emergency bunker and shuts the doors)

Chuck: There. That should keep us safe for a while.

Vanellope: Good thinking, Chuck.

Chuck: Thanks. Now, like I said earlier, why are you guys here?

Me: I guess I owe you an explanation.

(We explain to Chuck that we're here looking for a mystical artifact called a Shen Gong Wu)

Chuck: So let me get this straight: You guys are looking for some magical item called a Shen Gong Wu, which just so happens to have been hidden here in the city?

Cody: And the Shen Gong Wu we're looking for is called the Sunstone Dragonfly.

Chuck: Well, now that I think of it, I did see a sun-shaped pistol with a dragonfly design on the grip.

Sofia: That's it! That has to be the Sunstone Dragonfly!

Sonic: Where did you find it?

Chuck: It should be somewhere in Fortune Park.

Me: Lead the way, Chuck. You readers may rate/review/fav/follow and before I sign out, I have put up an OC contest. PM or put in your review your OC's details and I will see if your OC makes the cut. Archer out.